FunctionCams are generally used to translate the rotational motion of the wheel into the motion of the lever.
ProvenanceOn March 13, 1997, the following instrument was picked up from the Howard H. Aiken computation Laboratory, 33 Oxford Street. The instrument was transferred to the Collection by Edward P. Jackson, Facilities Manager in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The instrument was on exhibition in the entrance area adjacent to IBM Mark I computer on the first floor of the Science Centre, Harvard University.